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'A very hopeful position' - U.S. U-23 boss Kreis offers Alvarez update after unveiling squad ahead of Olympic qualifiers

U.S. U-23 men's national team coach Jason Kreis says that Efrain Alvarez could commit to the program as the LA Galaxy star continues to mull over his international future.

Alvarez is eligible for the U.S. and Mexico, and was named in both countries' preliminary roster ahead of CONCACAF's Olympic qualifiers.

However, Alvarez was left off Kreis' pre-tournament training camp squad, although the U-23 manager says that he believes the U.S. still has a chance of luring the midfielder.

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What did Kreis say about Alvarez?

"Efrain's a player that we were working with, talking with, about making a, as we said from the beginning, a very, very difficult and personal decision," Kreis said on Monday.